Islamic finance - The new mainstream alternative

From Investorsoffshore.com: Although the Islamic finance sector suffered along with other investment sectors during the credit crunch of 2008 and 2009, its long-term future seems assured. Rushdi Siddiqui, Global Head of Islamic Finance at Thomson Reuters, said that Islamic Finance is on a firm footing to become a USD2 trillion industry in the next half decade.
“It took the Islamic Finance industry 40 years to become a USD1 trillion industry. It will take another two to five years to become a USD2 trillion industry,” he said……………………………………….Full Article: Source